Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia
An attempt was made to quantify the catchment characteristics of two main rivers that drain into Muda dam. The dam and its associated reservoir form part of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve (UMFR) located in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. UMFR is very important as the last great piece of rainforest in the north...
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| author | Miniandi, Nirwani Devi Sulaiman, Mohd Sofiyan Zakaria, Razak Mohd Razali, Sheriza Jamil, Nor Rohaizah |
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| description | An attempt was made to quantify the catchment characteristics of two main rivers that drain into Muda dam. The dam and its associated reservoir form part of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve (UMFR) located in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. UMFR is very important as the last great piece of rainforest in the northern part of the peninsula. We used a Geographical Information System (GIS) for catchment delineation, morphometric analysis and extracting various catchment parameters. The results provide the basis for the abstraction of the shape and hydrological processes within UMFR. The structure of the catchments inferred from the study includes stream order, shape, steepness, degree of stream branching, dissection and watershed elongation. Sungai Muda and Sungai Teliang catchments can be classified as dendritic; the whole area has uniform underlying lithology, and geologically there has been no probable uplift in the basin based on the analysis of stream number. The low value of mean bifurcation ratio (Rb) in Muda Catchment indicates the shape of the catchment is more nearly circular while in Teliang catchment the shape is more elongated (high mean Rb), with implications for flow rate, travel time and flood regimes. The results should be useful for proper understanding of the variety, form and hydrological processes of the catchment in terms of development, management and conservation planning. |
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| spelling | upm-942742023-05-08T04:29:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94274/ Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia Miniandi, Nirwani Devi Sulaiman, Mohd Sofiyan Zakaria, Razak Mohd Razali, Sheriza Jamil, Nor Rohaizah An attempt was made to quantify the catchment characteristics of two main rivers that drain into Muda dam. The dam and its associated reservoir form part of Ulu Muda Forest Reserve (UMFR) located in Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. UMFR is very important as the last great piece of rainforest in the northern part of the peninsula. We used a Geographical Information System (GIS) for catchment delineation, morphometric analysis and extracting various catchment parameters. The results provide the basis for the abstraction of the shape and hydrological processes within UMFR. The structure of the catchments inferred from the study includes stream order, shape, steepness, degree of stream branching, dissection and watershed elongation. Sungai Muda and Sungai Teliang catchments can be classified as dendritic; the whole area has uniform underlying lithology, and geologically there has been no probable uplift in the basin based on the analysis of stream number. The low value of mean bifurcation ratio (Rb) in Muda Catchment indicates the shape of the catchment is more nearly circular while in Teliang catchment the shape is more elongated (high mean Rb), with implications for flow rate, travel time and flood regimes. The results should be useful for proper understanding of the variety, form and hydrological processes of the catchment in terms of development, management and conservation planning. Malaysian Nature Society 2021-10 Article PeerReviewed Miniandi, Nirwani Devi and Sulaiman, Mohd Sofiyan and Zakaria, Razak and Mohd Razali, Sheriza and Jamil, Nor Rohaizah (2021) Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia. Malayan Nature Journal, 73 (3). 297 - 309. ISSN 0025-1291 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355166563_Morphometric_analysis_of_the_main_river_systems_at_Ulu_Muda_Forest_Reserve_Kedah_Peninsular_Malaysia |
| spellingShingle | Miniandi, Nirwani Devi Sulaiman, Mohd Sofiyan Zakaria, Razak Mohd Razali, Sheriza Jamil, Nor Rohaizah Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Morphometric analysis of the main river systems at Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | morphometric analysis of the main river systems at ulu muda forest reserve, kedah, peninsular malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94274/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94274/ |